1.2.2+Create+a+resume

=Creating your Resume=

The Resume tag is also part of your profile. It is not necessary to update your resume when you create your profile page but it can be a good time to do this. To put information into your Resume page you need to click on 'My Resume' tab under 'Profile'. This will give you a new series of tabs on the 'Resume' page



These tabs are 'Introduction', 'Education & Employment', 'Achievements', 'Goals', 'Skills' and 'Interests'.

Not all of these fields need to be completed your Resume will only include the fields that you complete when set up to be shown to others. So if you do not want to include a Cover Letter or Interests etc you do not need to.

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 * Important note to remember. If at any stage you are do not know what to do roll your mouse over the Mahara link at the top left hand side of the page. This will take you to the home page or show you some hidden links next to the Mahara logo that will give you extra options.======

Cover Letter
This page gives you the opportunity to add a cover letter to your Resume. Using the WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) interface you can write your letter. Once you have written your cover letter click on the 'save' button at the bottom of the screen.

This is also where you can add some of your personal data such as your date of birth, your visa status and your place of birth. To add these scroll to the bottom of the page and just fill in the sections that you would like to be included in your resume. Anything that you do not fill in will not be shown when you display your resume.

Click save when you have completed this page.

Education and Employment
To set up your Education and Employment details click on the 'Education & Employment' tab. This will take you to a page where you can add your Education and Employment details.



To add either Education or Employment details click on the 'Add' button.

This will give you a series of boxes that you can add details into.



Anything that is outlined in red you must enter. Anything else you can do not have to add if you do not want to. Once you have finished click on 'save'. If you decide that you do not want to continue the entry you can click on 'Cancel' and the entry will not be saved.

Once you have finished adding details you can click on to the right of your entry to change the entry. You can also delete the entry if you want to. By clicking on the arrows to the far right of your entry you can move entries up and down the screen so that you can order your entries when if you want to change the order that they were originally entered in.

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